Enterprise Home Lab
Designing a realistic virtual environment for networking, Windows, Linux, identity, monitoring, and security testing.
CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER
BUILDING & DEFENDINGAN ENTERPRISE FROMTHE GROUND UP
Project RedForge is a hands-on cybersecurity lab and portfolio that simulates a real-world enterprise environment. I engineer the infrastructure, secure it, monitor it, and continuously evolve it.
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SYSTEM DEPLOYED
5
SECURITY GROUPS
1
ACTIVE DIRECTORY FOREST
2
ENGINEERING LOGS
1
DOMAIN CONTROLLER
FEATURED PROJECTS
Latest Work
Enterprise Home LabDesigning a realistic virtual environment for networking, Windows, Linux, identity, monitoring, and security testing.ACTIVEActive Directory LabDeploying and securing a Windows domain with users, groups, policies, authentication, and administrative controls.PLANNEDPython AutomationBuilding practical Python tools while developing programming, troubleshooting, and automation fundamentals.ACTIVESplunk Detection LabIngesting security data, building dashboards, investigating events, and developing detection and threat-hunting workflows.PLANNED
CURRENT OPERATION
Operation Foundation
Establishing the technical foundation for networking, systems administration, automation, and cybersecurity engineering.
ACTIVE
OBJECTIVEBuild Core Networking Skills
CURRENT FOCUSVirtualization and Home Lab Design
STARTEDJuly 21, 2026
STATUSIn Progress
MISSION PROGRESS15%
ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO
Featured Projects
Hands-on projects built to develop practical skills, document technical decisions, and demonstrate measurable growth.
Python Automation
Building practical Python tools while developing programming, troubleshooting, and automation fundamentals.
Active Directory Lab
Deploying and securing a Windows domain with users, groups, policies, authentication, and administrative controls.
Splunk Detection Lab
Ingesting security data, building dashboards, investigating events, and developing detection and threat-hunting workflows.
AWS Cloud Security
Building and securing cloud infrastructure using identity, logging, monitoring, networking, and least-privilege principles.
Threat Hunting
Developing investigative workflows to identify suspicious activity, analyze evidence, and document defensible conclusions.
OPERATOR PROFILE
The Engineer Behind RedForge
Military leadership, technical development, and a disciplined transition into cybersecurity engineering.
PERSONNEL DOSSIERRF-001
OPERATORJose Pulido
STATUSActive
BACKGROUNDU.S. Army Leadership
EXPERIENCE13 Years
CURRENT OBJECTIVECybersecurity Engineer
EDUCATIONB.S. Cyber Security
CURRENT FOCUS
MISSION STATEMENT
Project RedForge documents my transition from Army leadership to cybersecurity engineering. Every lab, automation, technical write-up, and project on this platform represents deliberate practice, continuous learning, and measurable progress.
REDFORGE PRINCIPLE